Project information

Food programme to feed hungry children

Bethel School educates the poorest children to help pull themselves out of poverty.However,many of the children are unable to attend school due to lack of food.This project will feed the most needy-we dont want hunger stopping them getting an education that will help pull themselves out of poverty.

Charity information: Giving Africa

Need

Our research indicates that a significant proportion of children that attend our school in Burkina Faso either drop out early or achieve lower grades due to competeng needs of hunger.The children have to feed themselves as a priority and the hunger means they cannot concentrate or learn when they are at school.We want to help these children to get an education to help pull themselves out of poverty and we want to remove any barriers that exist to prevent them learning.

Solution

Burkina Faso is currently suffering from a severe famine and rising food prices.The Food Program will ensure children will receive a nutritious meal each day.This will also improve learning ability,increase motivation and encourage parents to send their children to school – especially in the case of girls.By taking away this barrier to education,the children can focus on learning and creating a future free of hunger and poverty.

Activities

Impact

The food program will mean that less children will live in poverty and will focus on their education.This will impact not only the child but their family as they will have greater opportunities to find work and support the wider community.

Risk

Rising food prices: we are looking to develop a food growing enterprise on site and on nearby land to give sustainability to the project and mitigate the risk of high food prices.

Reporting

quarterly report with photos, case studies and monitoring against measures such as school attendance and results

Current Funding / Pledges

Location

Burkina Faso is the 6th poorest countries in the World.The country is landlocked and faces huge challenges with few natural resources, severe climate issues, food security problems and environmental issues. 45% live in poverty and less than 3 in 10 adults are literate.Burkina Faso has the second lowest school enrolment rates in the world where 1.8 million secondary aged children not in secondary education.In Gourcy,where Bethel School is based, has less than 2 in 10 children in education.

Beneficiaries

This project will immediately impact the lives of the most needy children each year and influence their families and future generations through great opportunities for development.

Why Us?

Giving Africa have worked in Burkina Faso since 2010 and have contacts with key local organisations. We have built up key relationships and knowledge into the local culture and needs of the community and have conducted extensive research to establish the needs.Our aim is to create empowered communities to pull themselves out of poverty.We have a clear exit strategy to ensure that we can make long lasting sustainable changes.